Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 18-22 , January 2005

Regulation of skeletal muscle proteolysis by amino acids

  • Daniel Béchet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Research Associate, Human Nutrition Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA de Theix, Ceyrat, France.
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  • Amina Tassa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Human Nutrition Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA de Theix, 63122 Ceyrat, France. Currently: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY USA.
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  • Lydie Combaret, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Research Associate, Human Nutrition Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA de Theix, Ceyrat, France.
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  • Daniel Taillandier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Research Associate, Human Nutrition Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA de Theix, Ceyrat, France.
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  • Didier Attaix, PhD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Research Director, Human Nutrition Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA de Theix, Ceyrat, France.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Didier Attaix, PhD, INRA de Theix, Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, Ceyrat, France

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 Supported by research grants from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nestlé, and the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (DA). Amino Tassa was the recipient of a PhD fellowship from the French Ministry of Research and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale.

PII: S1051-2276(04)00162-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.005

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 18-22 , January 2005

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